Nau mai haere mai ki tēnei wāhi haumaru o Kia Kaha Māmā.
Nau mai, haere mai e hoa,
Welcome to Kia Kaha Māmā.
A coaching space for wāhine ready to rise into their next chapter.
You're here because something in your life is shifting.
Maybe you're overwhelmed, exhausted, stretched thin, at a crossroads, or craving clarity.
Maybe you're navigating mamahood, mahi, study, relationships, or identity.
Maybe you're a midwife, nurse, student, or health professional carrying emotional load.
Or maybe you're simply ready to reconnect with yourself again.
Whatever brought you here - nau mai. This is your space.
I'm Kaniwa - Coach, Consultant, Collaborator & Creative.
I support wāhine who are navigating big chapters: mamahood, burnout, healing, career transitions, study pressures, relationship shifts and personal growth.
My coaching blends clinical knowledge, mātauranga Māori, holistic wellbeing, wairua, and lived experience to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and grounded strength.
If you're ready to feel more balanced, more connected, and more yourself - I'm here to walk alongside you. I work with all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds.
My Coaching Niches
Specialised support for wāhine, māmā and professionals
Life Coaching
For wāhine navigating stress, overwhelm, burnout, or major life transitions. Perfect for Midwives, Nurses, health professionals, working mums, and high-pressure roles.
Health & Wellness Coaching
Holistic support for your tinana, hinengaro, and wairua. Including pre & postnatal wellbeing and wellness coaching for new mums.
Relationship Coaching
Strengthening communication, boundaries, and emotional connection.
Career Coaching
Support for wāhine returning to mahi after birth or navigating new career chapters.
Academic Writing Coaching
Master's-level support for wāhine juggling study, life, kids, relationships, and deadlines.
Titiro wāhine me whānau mā;
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Kōrero corner...
Welcome to Kōrero Corner — a space for everyday empowerment, grounded reflection, and conversations that matter.
Here you’ll find kōrero on maternal wellbeing, reproductive justice, wāhine rights, whānau support, holistic living, advocacy, māra kai, self-sustainability, maramataka, relationships, raising tamariki, and navigating life with intention.
From practical tips and personal insights to kaupapa Māori reflections and public education, Kōrero Corner brings together the everyday and the visionary — supporting wāhine, whānau, practitioners, and communities to feel informed, inspired, and connected.
Testimonials
Kaniwa gently showed me after the birth of my son that I was in a relationship that did not value me, as a partner or as the mother of our new baby. She went above and beyond, cooking me food to eat, after I had given birth and had returned home. I had no family support and my (ex) partner worked on the farm. I learnt that I'm the architect of my own and my baby's future. I command my own value. Kaniwa sparked strength into me and she taught me how to exit safely a relationship riddled with domestic abuse, she kept in touch until I was safe with my family. I will never forget what you have done for me= and my baby.
CJ, Australia
Kaniwa is the “Kaha” in Kia Kaha Mama. She reminds me every day to step into my Kaha, my Mana and embrace all there is to being Wahine Māori. Sometimes we forget about the strength that we have, but Kaniwa will make sure you never forget you have it! Kia Kaha Mama embraces living life purposefully!
Cheanne, Gisborne
After having a traumatic birth as a 16 year old Mama to a prem baby, I didn't know that birth could be so EMPOWERING. She helped me to navigate through my pregnancy, I genuinely felt cared for and so did my friends and clients I knew who had been cared for by her too. Kaniwa helped me to see the power within me and change the way I had looked at birth. My journey with her, provided me with a healing birth experience, which directly impacted upon me as a Mama and allowed me to deeply bond with my daughter.
Tiare, Auckland
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